: Typically depicted (in modern times) as a white [[wikipedia:horse|horse]] with a single, spiral horn growing out of its forehead. The unicorn appears in eight different places in the [[King James Bible]]: {{bible|Job 39:9-11}}, {{bible|Deut. 33:17}}, {{bible|Numbers 23:22}}, {{bible|Numbers 24:8}}, {{bible|Psalms 22:21}}, {{bible|Psalms 29:6}}, {{bible|Psalms 92:10}}, and {{bible|Isaiah 34:7}}.

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: Typically depicted (in modern times) as a white horse with a single, spiral horn growing out of its forehead. The unicorn appears in eight different places in the [[King James Bible]]: {{bible|Job 39:9-11}}, {{bible|Deut. 33:17}}, {{bible|Numbers 23:22}}, {{bible|Numbers 24:8}}, {{bible|Psalms 22:21}}, {{bible|Psalms 29:6}}, {{bible|Psalms 92:10}}, and {{bible|Isaiah 34:7}}.

; [[Wikipedia:Dragon|Dragons]]

; [[Wikipedia:Dragon|Dragons]]

: Usually reptilian creatures that are similar to large lizards or dinosaurs (mainly in the European tradition), or snake-like serpents (mainly in oriental traditions). Although the King James Bible uses the words "serpent", "dragon" and "Devil" in a fairly interchangeable manner, the first mentions of a dragon-like creature is in {{bible|Job 26:13}} and {{bible|Isaiah 27:1}}, where it is called Nachash Bare'ach, or "Pole Serpent".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon]

: Usually reptilian creatures that are similar to large lizards or dinosaurs (mainly in the European tradition), or snake-like serpents (mainly in oriental traditions). Although the King James Bible uses the words "serpent", "dragon" and "Devil" in a fairly interchangeable manner, the first mentions of a dragon-like creature is in {{bible|Job 26:13}} and {{bible|Isaiah 27:1}}, where it is called Nachash Bare'ach, or "Pole Serpent".[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon]

Well known examples

From older mythologies

Having taken on many different forms in the popular imagination throughout history, the most common modern conception, which became very popular in the early 20th century, is somewhat like a more elegant (usually somewhat angelic) version of the Peter Pan character Tinkerbell — a small, flying, female humanoid.

In modern times

Sometimes affectionately called Nessie, this dinosaur- or serpent-like creature is currently thought by some to reside within Loch Ness, a narrow yet deep body of water near Inverness in Scotland, UK. Nessie and Loch Ness are popular attractions, with thousands of tourists arriving each year in the hope of catching a glimpse of the creature. Many examples of purported photographic and video evidence (much of it mutually contradictory) have been offered by amateurs, but systematic investigations of Loch Ness have failed to provide conclusive evidence of any such creature.

Usually reptilian creatures that are similar to large lizards or dinosaurs (mainly in the European tradition), or snake-like serpents (mainly in oriental traditions). Although the King James Bible uses the words "serpent", "dragon" and "Devil" in a fairly interchangeable manner, the first mentions of a dragon-like creature is in Job 26:13 and Isaiah 27:1, where it is called Nachash Bare'ach, or "Pole Serpent".[4]

Use in counter-apologetics

Because most theists agree that non-religious mythical creatures do not really exist, they often serve as good substitutes for God (or angels, etc.) in counter-apologetics, either to show the weakness of a theist's argument, or to show the reasonableness of a corresponding counter-argument — especially in the context of the reasonableness of belief without evidence, or the nature of burden of proof when applied to issues of existence.